15 teams won a championship. The first three are the Washington Bullets in 1977-78, the St. Louis Hawks in 1957-58 and the Syracuse Nationals in 1954-55.
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Which NBA champion in a regular season has the lowest point differential?| TEAM | Champs | DIFF | SEASON | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | ||
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| 1 |  | Bullets | 1 | 76 | 1977-78 | 82 | 241.8 | 110.3 | 50.8 | 23.8 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 43.7 | 94.8 | 46.1 | 23.0 | 32.4 | 71.1 | 50.6 | 16.5 | 34.3 | 19.7 | 19,830 | 9,047 | 4,164 | 1,948 | 668 | 386 | 1,613 | 1,879 | |||
| 2 |  | Hawks | 1 | 95 | 1957-58 | 72 | 240.7 | 107.5 | 75.6 | 21.4 | 38.6 | 99.5 | 38.8 | 30.3 | 42.3 | 71.5 | 45.5 | 17,330 | 7,738 | 5,445 | 1,541 | 1,875 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | Nationals | 1 | 100 | 1954-55 | 72 | 240.7 | 91.1 | 54.6 | 24.7 | 32.8 | 88.1 | 37.2 | 25.5 | 34.0 | 75.0 | 44.2 | 17,330 | 6,557 | 3,933 | 1,778 | 1,658 | |||||||||||
| 4 |  | Rockets | 1 | 174 | 1994-95 | 82 | 240.6 | 103.5 | 40.5 | 25.1 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 38.5 | 80.2 | 48.0 | 7.9 | 21.4 | 36.8 | 18.6 | 24.9 | 74.9 | 56.8 | 10.7 | 29.8 | 16.1 | 19,730 | 8,491 | 3,320 | 2,060 | 721 | 514 | 1,322 | 1,714 |
| 5 |  | Bullets | 1 | 185 | 1947-48 | 48 | 241.6 | 74.4 | 6.7 | 26.8 | 89.2 | 30.1 | 20.7 | 30.1 | 68.9 | 36.3 | 11,595 | 3,570 | 320 | 1,080 | |||||||||||||
| 6 |  | Celtics | 1 | 192 | 1975-76 | 82 | 240.9 | 106.2 | 52.9 | 24.1 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 43.0 | 96.4 | 44.6 | 20.2 | 25.9 | 78.0 | 49.3 | 16.7 | 36.2 | 19.6 | 19,755 | 8,708 | 4,341 | 1,980 | 561 | 260 | 1,609 | 2,002 | |||
| 7 |  | Royals | 1 | 203 | 1950-51 | 68 | 247.0 | 84.6 | 44.3 | 20.1 | 29.9 | 79.1 | 37.8 | 24.9 | 33.1 | 75.3 | 45.2 | 16,795 | 5,756 | 3,015 | 1,368 | 1,534 | |||||||||||
| 8 |  | Warriors | 1 | 209 | 1946-47 | 60 | 240.4 | 68.6 | 5.7 | 25.2 | 89.7 | 28.0 | 18.3 | 26.6 | 68.8 | 33.8 | 14,425 | 4,118 | 343 | 1,082 | |||||||||||||
| 9 |  | Lakers | 1 | 220 | 1953-54 | 72 | 241.7 | 81.7 | 52.1 | 18.4 | 30.3 | 80.6 | 37.6 | 21.0 | 28.7 | 73.1 | 43.8 | 17,405 | 5,880 | 3,752 | 1,323 | 1,918 | |||||||||||
| 10 |  | SuperSonics | 1 | 223 | 1978-79 | 82 | 240.9 | 106.6 | 47.6 | 24.1 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 42.7 | 91.3 | 46.8 | 21.1 | 28.0 | 75.4 | 51.4 | 16.0 | 31.6 | 19.3 | 19,755 | 8,740 | 3,901 | 1,973 | 690 | 398 | 1,586 | 1,914 | |||
| 11 |  | Warriors | 1 | 270 | 1974-75 | 82 | 241.2 | 108.5 | 52.1 | 25.3 | 11.9 | 4.5 | 45.3 | 97.3 | 46.5 | 17.9 | 23.4 | 76.8 | 50.4 | 17.3 | 34.8 | 20.9 | 19,780 | 8,898 | 4,270 | 2,076 | 972 | 365 | 1,716 | 2,109 | |||
| 12 |  | Nuggets | 1 | 273 | 2022-23 | 82 | 240.9 | 115.8 | 43.0 | 28.9 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 43.6 | 86.4 | 50.4 | 11.8 | 31.2 | 37.9 | 16.8 | 22.4 | 75.1 | 60.1 | 10.1 | 32.9 | 14.5 | 19,755 | 9,495 | 3,527 | 2,368 | 618 | 368 | 1,192 | 1,525 |
| 13 |  | Lakers | 1 | 277 | 2000-01 | 82 | 242.7 | 100.6 | 44.7 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 37.9 | 81.5 | 46.5 | 5.4 | 15.5 | 34.4 | 19.4 | 28.5 | 68.3 | 53.5 | 13.2 | 31.5 | 14.4 | 19,905 | 8,251 | 3,668 | 1,888 | 564 | 490 | 1,184 | 1,872 |
| 14 | | Warriors | 1 | 307 | 1955-56 | 72 | 241.0 | 103.1 | 60.6 | 26.2 | 36.7 | 89.4 | 41.0 | 29.8 | 39.3 | 75.7 | 48.3 | 17,355 | 7,424 | 4,362 | 1,886 | 1,872 | |||||||||||
| 15 |  | Heat | 1 | 317 | 2005-06 | 82 | 240.9 | 99.9 | 43.1 | 20.6 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 37.1 | 77.5 | 47.8 | 6.1 | 17.6 | 34.5 | 19.7 | 28.2 | 70.0 | 55.6 | 10.5 | 32.6 | 14.5 | 19,755 | 8,191 | 3,533 | 1,692 | 522 | 442 | 1,186 | 1,871 |
| 16 | | Celtics | 1 | 321 | 1973-74 | 82 | 241.2 | 109.0 | 54.3 | 26.7 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 44.3 | 97.2 | 45.6 | 20.5 | 25.6 | 80.0 | 50.3 | 16.8 | 37.5 | 21.9 | 19,780 | 8,937 | 4,452 | 2,187 | 561 | 305 | 1,796 | 1,868 | |||
| 17 | | Celtics | 1 | 337 | 1967-68 | 82 | 240.3 | 116.1 | 69.1 | 21.9 | 45.0 | 102.1 | 44.0 | 26.2 | 36.4 | 72.1 | 49.2 | 19,705 | 9,523 | 5,666 | 1,798 | 2,147 | |||||||||||
| 18 |  | Mavericks | 1 | 347 | 2010-11 | 82 | 240.3 | 100.2 | 41.4 | 23.8 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 37.4 | 78.8 | 47.5 | 7.9 | 21.6 | 36.5 | 17.5 | 22.6 | 77.7 | 56.5 | 9.5 | 31.9 | 14.0 | 19,705 | 8,220 | 3,398 | 1,954 | 557 | 352 | 1,145 | 1,575 |
| 19 | | Rockets | 1 | 354 | 1993-94 | 82 | 241.2 | 101.1 | 43.2 | 25.5 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 39.0 | 82.1 | 47.5 | 5.2 | 15.7 | 33.4 | 17.9 | 24.1 | 74.3 | 54.5 | 11.3 | 31.9 | 16.3 | 19,780 | 8,292 | 3,545 | 2,087 | 717 | 485 | 1,338 | 1,646 |
| 20 | | Celtics | 1 | 386 | 1956-57 | 72 | 241.4 | 105.5 | 68.9 | 20.3 | 39.0 | 101.8 | 38.3 | 27.5 | 36.7 | 75.0 | 44.8 | 17,380 | 7,599 | 4,963 | 1,464 | 1,851 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | Lakers | 1 | 387 | 2009-10 | 82 | 241.8 | 101.7 | 44.3 | 21.1 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 38.3 | 83.8 | 45.7 | 6.5 | 19.0 | 34.1 | 18.5 | 24.2 | 76.5 | 53.8 | 11.9 | 32.5 | 13.4 | 19,830 | 8,339 | 3,635 | 1,730 | 612 | 400 | 1,096 | 1,592 |
| 22 | | Celtics | 1 | 391 | 1965-66 | 80 | 240.3 | 112.7 | 69.9 | 22.4 | 43.6 | 104.6 | 41.7 | 25.5 | 34.5 | 73.9 | 47.0 | 19,225 | 9,014 | 5,591 | 1,795 | 2,012 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | Heat | 1 | 395 | 2011-12 | 66 | 243.0 | 98.5 | 41.6 | 20.0 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 37.1 | 79.0 | 46.9 | 5.6 | 15.6 | 35.9 | 18.8 | 24.2 | 77.5 | 54.9 | 10.4 | 31.2 | 15.2 | 16,040 | 6,500 | 2,746 | 1,317 | 585 | 355 | 1,002 | 1,282 |
| 24 | | Lakers | 1 | 398 | 1951-52 | 66 | 247.2 | 85.6 | 53.7 | 21.0 | 31.9 | 86.9 | 36.7 | 21.8 | 29.1 | 74.8 | 42.9 | 16,315 | 5,648 | 3,543 | 1,389 | 1,763 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | Lakers | 1 | 399 | 1981-82 | 82 | 242.1 | 114.6 | 45.9 | 28.7 | 10.3 | 6.3 | 47.8 | 92.5 | 51.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 13.8 | 18.9 | 26.4 | 71.7 | 55.1 | 15.3 | 30.5 | 17.9 | 19,855 | 9,400 | 3,763 | 2,356 | 848 | 517 | 1,468 | 1,999 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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